Highest 8th-Wicket Partnership in the IPL

The best mark for an eighth-wicket partnership in the IPL also tumbled in 2014.

In a lower-order fightback, Brad Hodge and James Faulkner combined for a rapid 69-run stand against the Mumbai Indians in the 44th match of the tournament.

But despite comfortably toppling the previous IPL best—a 53-run stand between Ryan McLaren and Harbhajan Singh in 2010, per ESPN Cricinfo—the Australian pair were unable to haul their side to victory against the Mumbai Indians.

Highest IPL League-Phase Strike Rate with 200-Plus Runs

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Strike-rate records can be misleading at times if not set against certain criteria. For instance, Syed Mohammad struck his runs at 400.00 in 2012 thanks to smashing the only delivery he faced to the boundary.

Thus, it's important to set a 200-run benchmark for players, as the best batsmen stride to the crease up to 14 times.

By that measure, Glenn Maxwell has been the most rapid accumulator of runs in the IPL's history in 2014. Across 13 innings in the league phase, the Australian smashed 533 runs at a strike rate of 191.73, according to the IPL's official website.

The next best in the tournament's history was Kieron Pollard's mark of 185.71 after scoring 273 runs in 2010.

Most Consecutive 40-Plus Scores in Twenty20 Cricket

Kolkata's Robin Uthappa has been on an incredible run of form in this season's IPL.

Since May 2, the stylish right-hander has put together 10 consecutive 40-plus scores to launch his surging team into the tournament's final.

Prior to this tournament, no one had put together more than five straight scores of 40 or more in the IPL's history. In Twenty20 cricket as a whole, HD Ackerman's string of six such innings was the previous world record.